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Life Is Sweet (1990) | User Rating
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Release Date
• USA: Oct 25, 1991
DVD Release Date
• R2: 11 Feb 2002
MPAA Rating
R
Running Time
1 hour, 43 minutes
Country UK
Studio October Films, Republic Pictures Home Video, Thin Man Films
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Other Titles
• Life Is Sweet
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Genre: Comedy, Urban, Teenage
Plot: Director Mike Leigh escapes the confines of direct-to-television films with this incredibly bittersweet slice-of-life comedy about a blue-collar family living in modern-day England. Wendy (Alison Steadman) and Andy (Jim Broadbent) are a good-natured couple with two daughters, Nicola (Jane Horrocks) and Natalie (Claire Skinner). As different as two sisters could possibly be, Natalie is jovial and optimistic, while Nicola is a discontented cynic with contempt for everything she encounters. When Andy breaks his foot and strikes upon the idea to buy a hot dog van, Wendy is reminded of what she loves--and loathes--about her husband. Gradually, Nicola is revealed to have a potentially dangerous eating disorder, and by the time tensions between the sisters erupt, Wendy must gather all her strength to keep the family together.With LIFE IS SWEET, Leigh has pulled off a remarkable feat: He has made a film that is at once a raucous comedy, a poignant drama, and a heartfelt tearjerker, setting the standard for all slice-of-life films that follow. In addition to the spot-on performances of Steadman, Broadbent, Horrocks, and Skinner, Leigh regulars David Thewlis and Timothy Spall appear to add even greater depth--and comic relief--to the proceedings.
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| Directed by |
Mike Leigh
Secrets & Lies, Vera Drake, Topsy-Turvy |
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| Written by |
Mike Leigh
Secrets & Lies, Vera Drake, Topsy-Turvy |
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| Cast |
Jim Broadbent
Moulin Rouge!, Gangs of New York, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |
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 | Stephen Rea
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles, The Crying Game, FeardotCom |
 | Timothy Spall
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, The Last Samurai, Vanilla Sky |
 | Alison Steadman
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, Clockwise | | David Thewlis
Kingdom of Heaven, Dragonheart, Seven Years in Tibet | |
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| Music By |
Rachel Portman
Chocolat, The Cider House Rules, The Manchurian Candidate |
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